Oujda
City in Morocco: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bab Sidi Aissa Oujda Brahim FARAJI 2: Farajiibrahim, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Oujda is a city in Morocco, in Oriental. About 539,711 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Morocco in our atlas.
It lies at 34.68° N, 1.91° W, about 549 m (1,801 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Casablanca time zone.
Location
Red dot: Oujda. Green dots: other major cities of Morocco. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Oujda has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 1°C (34°F). Around 506 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in MoroccoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Al Hoceïma · 196 km
- Fes · 291 km
- Tétouan · 331 km
- Meknes · 343 km
- Tangier · 375 km
- Kenitra · 429 km
- Salé · 452 km
- Rabat · 456 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2540483 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q193802 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bab Sidi Aissa Oujda Brahim FARAJI 2: Farajiibrahim, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stade d'honneur: Houari bakh, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jbel Hamra: Pitchingace88, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
